![A Journey of Resilience and Healing](/assets/572716/600x338/_225_david_pais_1440x617_.jpg)
David Pais '72
Kisa Matlin '17
To Kisa Matlin ’17, home is a feeling. Sometimes this feeling comes natural, and other times, it has to be created. Matlin seeks to cultivate home — in people, in place, and as a teacher.
Monica Macek '95
When Monica Macek ’95 left her home on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to attend Notre Dame, she didn’t think she’d be going back.
Dr. Stephen Lancaster
Brady Stiller
Rebecca Blais
Monica Patankar
Taylor Clagett & Christopher Ban
Susan & Gary Milligan
Phil Sklar
Erin Potempa-Wall
Tom Jensen
John '92 J.D. and Megan Crowley '19
John Crowley '92 J.D. has spent his life trying to find a cure for the rare disease that afflicts his two children.
Jim Sullivan '77 and Erin Dwyer '77
Jim Sullivan '77 donated a kidney to his Keenan Hall roommate, Erin Dwyer '77.
Stephanie Mulhern Ogorzalek '11
As director of global gender issues at the White House, Stephanie Mulhern Ogorzalek '11 sees a direct connection between her work and her life as a working mom of two.
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Lisa Kelly '88
Lisa Kelly '88 has found a way to use her skills to impact the communities of St. Joseph and Elkhart counties, serving as the co-founder and executive director of Mental Health Awareness of Michiana.
Greer Hannan '09, '14 MNA, '15 M.Div.
Now serving as the associate director of performance quality improvement and compliance at St. Vincent de Paul in Louisville, Kentucky, Greer Hannan '09 reflects on moments of “aliveness” that inspired her to serve those on the margins.
Terry Rose '72
In 2016, then, at the age of 66, Terry Rose '72 decided to become a nurse.
Dr. Kendra Washington-Bass '94
Kendra Washington-Bass ’94 uses her expertise in education to empower Black students at Notre Dame as the board chair of the Black Alumni of Notre Dame.
Riley Ellingsen ’22 M.S. and Danny Fritz ’22 M.S.
By the time Danny Fritz ’22 M.S. and Riley Ellingsen ’22 M.S. graduated from the 11-month ESTEEM master’s program at Notre Dame, they had co-founded a start-up, earned seed money to start developing their innovative product, and now dedicate themselves to expanding accessibility options for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Adam Farchone '16, '18 M.Ed.
Adam Farchone '16 has continued his work in education as a volunteer for Mind Matters Bay Area, a nonprofit devoted to guiding and preparing low-income, high-achieving students to attend selective colleges.
Elizabeth Wood '14
As an immigration lawyer, Elizabeth Wood ’14 witnesses daily the reasons why people leave their homes and migrate to the United States.
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Rachel Wallace '17
Little did Rachel Wallace '17 know that a formative experience through the Center for Social Concerns would form the cornerstone of her work today as the Interim Deputy Director at the Policy Advocacy Clinic at UC Berkeley.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Notre Dame Alumni Association looks back at some of our outstanding Hispanic alumni who have dedicated their professional and personal lives towards being a force for good in the world.
Jeaic Mag Fhinn '17 lives, works, and plays entirely in Irish, feeling welcomed by the community and making the Emerald Isle his home.
Mariana Silva ’21 has studied environmental issues all over the globe, from Ecuador to Uganda. Now, her research focus is understanding water movements in Irish bogs in hopes of restoring areas that bore the brunt of industrialized peat harvesting.
When Rosie Giglia ’17 decided to study Irish language and literature while a student at Notre Dame, she opened a world of possibilities that ultimately led her to pursue her advanced degree in neurology and clinical medicine on the Emerald Isle.
Conal Fagan ’21, the first Irish native to serve as the official Notre Dame leprechaun, returned home to Ireland to continue his mission of using sports as a means for social change.
Shelly Williams '07
Williams has spent her career at nonprofits that work to bring positive change to the lives of children in St. Louis and the surrounding region in Missouri.
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